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Good evening. No, really, I had a good evening. No housework, no yardwork. Just doing stuff I like to do. Like cooking, eating outdoors, spending time with family…and friends. Guitar playing (not by me). Candlelit evening. A fire. The grillmaster cooking our yummy Spiedies! Danae’s friend, Aria playing guitar. …and singing. romantic songs CandlelightThere are … Read More

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He’s off to London to visit the queen!Ok, so he won’t be visiting the queen (unless he happens to run into her), but Nate is off to London! These are the three ladies he is traveling with! What do you think? Does the boy look happy? Excited?! I still can’t believe how light they all … Read More

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A little bon voyage dinner … To send off our Nate to Europe! I decided today that I am excited AND nervous about it. I know he will be fine. But it’s my job as the mom to be a little anxious. Have fun Nate…be safe!

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A smile is worth a million words . . . and this smile is no exception!Nate got his braces off today ! To read about this historical day in his life, click here because Nate is an excellent writer and he can tell the story way better than I! If for some reason you can’t … Read More

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Are you my mother? Today we decided to test how the adult chickens would take to having the chicks around. First we only let Rosie in with the chicks since she was so “motherly” to the younger chicks last summer. Rosie did great. The other two hens….well, let’s just say they were not as happy … Read More

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Can you do this? Danae can. This is a photo from Mother’s Day at Applebees. Ask her sometime, she’ll tell you how!Today I am tired. Kirk worked on the barn all day. I worked in the yard, flower beds transplanting and planting. For you weather junkies….it was a perfect yard work day ending with a … Read More

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Too cute not to post — Cara in her new scrubs. Who wouldn’t want this smiling face in these bright scrubs to care for you in the hospital? She’s doing “transition” this month — which means she works the same schedule as her preceptor (a nurse). It’s part of her training, so she doesn’t get … Read More

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The best part of my weekend . . . . . . was spending time with my two girls. I’ll be back soon with more ….

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Rose says: “Seattle called, they want their weather back”. I looked up Seattle’s weather – it isn’t much different than here folks! Nate borrowed my camera today and took a few nature shots (including the one of Rose). Since I can hardly leave a photo untouched, I did do a little “doctoring” on Photoshop. I … Read More

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A short blog today…I took this video of my adorable nephew while he was visiting us over Christmas. Santa brought him a Buzz Lightyear and he was so excited about it. He does have a unique way of saying Buzz Lightyear….see if you can catch it!